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I thought it would be a good idea to buy a freeview box for a portable tv upstairs - so i did - but i assume, due to the portable aerial, it doesn;t get a strong enough signal to transmit the channels - it finds them ok but there's no picture/sound, or its very blocky.

Is there any equipment that i could buy to solve this, dont really want to fork out to have the main aerial from the roof adapted just for this.

I've seen in dixons that you can get "aerial boosters" but am wary of buying from dixonsesque places as they aren't famed for the customer service, and as i aint sure what will work, thought i'd ask for some advice. There's also things on ebay like "2 way aerail boosters" and "digital aerial boosters" but again not sure what i should be looking for.

Is there any equipment that i could buy to solve this, dont really want to fork out to have the main aerial from the roof adapted just for this.

by DonkeyKong77”

Depending on signal strength in your area you may get away with an amplified indoor aerial from somewhere like argos (see this product) which you may get away with, failing that i'd suggest buying a loft mount aerila kit, and just drop the wire down from your loft into the bedroom.

Have you check the box on your downstairs TV (with a roof aerial) to check that you get a good picture there and it is not just that you live in an area with bad freeview/have a defective box? :confused:

go to bbc homepage,then into freeview,do a postcode search to confirm freeview is ok in your area.A strong analogue signal does not guarentee a strong digital one, therefore an indoor aerial is NOT recommended.ALSO an important point the actual channel numbers are slightly different and in some areas a totally different aerial 'group' is required.also the aerial is mounted horizontally or vertically, The group refers to the blocks of channels in the uhf tv band ie 21-37 is group A 37- 50 is group B, 48-66 is group C. etc,.... a booster is only good if the signal is reasonable, below a certain level it will be useless...hope that is of help

go to bbc homepage,then into freeview,do a postcode search to confirm freeview is ok in your area.A strong analogue signal does not guarentee a strong digital one, therefore an indoor aerial is NOT recommended.ALSO an important point the actual channel numbers are slightly different and in some areas a totally different aerial 'group' is required.also the aerial is mounted horizontally or vertically, The group refers to the blocks of channels in the uhf tv band ie 21-37 is group A 37- 50 is group B, 48-66 is group C. etc,.... a booster is only good if the signal is reasonable, below a certain level it will be useless...hope that is of help

by jon_r”

I DID THIS AND IT SAYS NOT AVAILABLE I HAVE LOOKED FOR AT LEAST A YEAR NOW AND STILL NOT AVAILABLE DOES ANYBODY WHO SAYS IT IS NOT AVAILABLE GONE FOR IT AND FOUND IT IS?

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The results from this predictor should only be used as a rough indication as to which transmitters might be available at a specified location. Please note that the calculations take no account of local surroundings (e.g. trees and buildings), the directional radiation patterns of some transmitters ( e.g. coastal restrictions) nor sources of interference (e.g. strong adjacents). For points in Ireland, the effect of the intervening terrain (e.g. mountains and valleys) is also currently not included. Where the prediction shows a choice of transmitters giving similar field strengths, it is usually worth considering the closest first.

Please note that for combined analogue and digital reception the choice of a different aerial or even a different transmitter might be necessary: [Link to UK analogue TV reception predictor]

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I DID THIS AND IT SAYS NOT AVAILABLE I HAVE LOOKED FOR AT LEAST A YEAR NOW AND STILL NOT AVAILABLE DOES ANYBODY WHO SAYS IT IS NOT AVAILABLE GONE FOR IT AND FOUND IT IS?

THANKS pAUL

by paul4798”

Back in the days of OnDigital I was told that my postcode wan't covered by digital. As I had a good picture normally I just ignored them and got it anyway and used it fine (initially with an indoor aerial too - although it did need adjusting for Channel 4).

I just tried the website posted by espresso and it told me I need an "Amplified extra hi-gain" aerial. :confused:

I think these sites tend to be ultra-cautious about advising people of their signal because they don't want them buying the boxes then complaining if they don't work.

A friend of mine needed to buy a signal booster to get a Freeview box to work. Once he bought it, everything worked fine. He bought a TV Aerial kit and dropped the cable down into the bedroom where the box was.

The table format has not come out here, but you can see it on your original. The Keighley 100W transmitter is 4 miles NE of you; Emley Moor's 10kW is 20 miles SE.

They are recommending a rooftop hi-gain aerial; we have that here and the two transmitters are 20 (10kW) and 24 (20kW) miles away, similar to Emley Moor for you; I very strongly doubt that an indoor aerial would be sufficient for you - in fact I'm tempted to get a higher gain one, with more elements.

The channel numbers will determine which of the aerial groups you need - some are tuned to different ranges of channels. It looks like your digital multiplexes run from ch 40 to 52 on Emley Moor; I checked your analogue channels which are on 37 to 51. Then a group B aerial is the one to go for for Emley Moor, which will probably be the better option than the weaker nearer signal of Keighley (group E) - check which way most of the aerials point in your area.

I think you'll have good reception as long as you get, or probably already have, a good enough multi-element aerial.

TBH, we get half decent reception, but if you shuffle the box around a bit (rest on a few dvds, move forwards/backwards etc - it's hanging off the front of the video recorder at the mo!) then you can get much better reception.....

Just shuffle your box around a bit - we can even use the red button on news 24 now!

we're about 20 miles from Emley Moor Mast too.... (if that has any bearing on anything!!)

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as long as there are young men with the light of adventure in their eyes and a touch of wildness in their souls, rapids will be run"Sigurd Olson

hi pls can any one help me too?
My main tv is just working on a sky signal,we don't have an outdoor aerial,so how can i get my tv to work upstairs?Can i buy an "aerial booster" or something like that.I'd also like preview on it too.
Thanks in advance.

hi pls can any one help me too?
My main tv is just working on a sky signal,we don't have an outdoor aerial,so how can i get my tv to work upstairs?Can i buy an "aerial booster" or something like that.I'd also like preview on it too.
Thanks in advance.

Log periodic is a type of wider bandwidth aerial (presumably some of your channels are widely spaced). In looks, the aerial elements taper in length from one end of the aerial to the other, instead of nearly all the same size.

Log periodic is a type of wider bandwidth aerial (presumably some of your channels are widely spaced). In looks, the aerial elements taper in length from one end of the aerial to the other, instead of nearly all the same size.

Log periodic is a type of wider bandwidth aerial (presumably some of your channels are widely spaced). In looks, the aerial elements taper in length from one end of the aerial to the other, instead of nearly all the same size.

by 2ax”

Thanks - are they easily available? - It's just a set top antenna which is shaped like a "triangle" (apologies for the lack of terminology!) isn't it or does it go on the roof?

go to bbc home page,type in TV Transmitters,then follow the links you will end up in your region where you can click on either analogue or digital tv, from there it will give you details on transmitters,channels, power and the aerial group required and its polarisation. A log periodic aerial is used to cover the WHOLE of the tv band ie channels 21-68, 21 being the 'long' elements 68 being 'short',but you can buy an aerial to cover 21-37 or 37-68 Log perodic aerial will only work in a really strong signal strength area.

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